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I just saw this write up on Degrassi, a Canadian TV drama about teens, Lemon Drop I think it's great that there's starting to be more diverse portrayals of transgendered people on tv, even if it's a teen drama, and can get crazy at times. Of course it would be nice it they used an actual transgendered person, but it's still good to see them have a regular character none the less. Now that I think about it. Can anyone point out a positive transgendered character on American tv? I'm not sure if I've ever seen one, or maybe I'm not watching the right shows.

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Degrassi, whatever it's version that is airing on the tv, has always tackled issues, which mainstream US networks, are reluctant to show. In the past, PBS asked them, to edit out a scene which dealt with homosexuality. As for American tv networks, think we have a very long time before we are portray in an honest way.

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I just saw this write up on Degrassi, a Canadian TV drama about teens, Lemon Drop I think it's great that there's starting to be more diverse portrayals of transgendered people on tv, even if it's a teen drama, and can get crazy at times. Of course it would be nice it they used an actual transgendered person, but it's still good to see them have a regular character none the less. Now that I think about it. Can anyone point out a positive transgendered character on American tv? I'm not sure if I've ever seen one, or maybe I'm not watching the right shows.

I was reading that article the other day actually, the interview with Jordan that's attached was really interesting.

You'll find a thread with members' reactions to the Degrassi FTM storyline here: http://www.lauras-playground.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22955 [Warning:spoilers obviously]

As for Adam being played by a trans actor I agree that it would have been cool but it would have been difficult to transition at the same rate as they needed them to! As it is I'm not sure how they'll deal with Adam transitioning via hormones (maybe an actress/actor switch?) if he chooses to. As someone else around here mentioned what we really should be looking for is trans actors playing non-trans people. I think Jordan's doing a really impressive job without the personal experience to draw from.

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